Pages: 331-342

The article provides an analysis of combat injuries in the population of the “Tsarsky Dvorets” fortified settlement, which is located near the village of Gochevo, Belovsky District, Kursk Oblast. This settlement is of great interest because of the rather narrow dates (last third of the 14th — first half of the 15th centuries) for the existence of a border fortress in its place, which was seized by the enemies and destroyed. The population we studied were the defenders of the fortress and the inhabitants of the surrounding villages, who would take a refuge in the fortress trying to hide from the attackers. The paper describes the injuries received during the defensive actions and the injuries that had healed before the decisive battle. A number of skeletons had traces of chopped wounds, most likely, lethal.

Keywords: Grand Duchy of Lithuania, 15th c., the “Tsarsky Dvorets” fortress, military injuries, punctured and chopped wounds

Information about authors:

Svetlana Borutskaya (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University. Lomonosov Ave., 27-4, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation
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Sergey Vasilyev (Moscow, Russian Federation). Doctor of Historical Sciences. N. N. Miklouho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences. Lenin Ave., 32-A, Moscow, 119334, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
Vitaly Bezborodykh (Belgorod, Russian Federation). LLC Belgorod Archaeological Expertise. Tsentralnaia St., 10, Novosadovyi, 308518, Belgorod Oblast, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
Gennady Starodubtsev (Kursk, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Kursk State Regional Museum of Archaeology. Pionerov St., 6, Kursk, 305001, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]
Alexandr Zorin (Kursk, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Kursk State Regional Museum of Archeology. Pionerov St., 6, Kursk, 305001, Russian Federation
E-mail: [email protected]